UNITED STATES. WAR DEPARTMENT:
An Inventory of Its Confidential and Unofficial Letters at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | United States. War Department. | |
| Title: | Confidential and unofficial letters sent [microform]. | |
| Dates: | 1814-1847 | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Two letterbooks containing transcriptions of outgoing letters by departmental officials, including Lewis Cass and Albert M. Lea, who were involved with exploration of the upper Midwest. | |
| Quantity: | 2 volumes on 2 microfilm reels. | |
| Location: | M153: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Microfilm copies of two letterbooks containing transcriptions of outgoing letters by the Secretary of War and other officials of the War Department, distinguished from other volumes of letters sent by the fact that most of these are marked "confidential," "unofficial," or "private." Introductory narratives filmed at the beginning of each roll provide additional details about these volumes.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. United States. War Department. Confidential and Unofficial Letters Sent. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Microfilm production:
Washington, D.C. : National Archives, 1942. 2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm. (National Archives microfilm publications ; Microcopy No. 7).
Location of originals:
National Archives ; Washington, D.C.
Provenance:
National Archives Record Group 107, Records of the Office of the Secretary of War.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 10,744
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 1733069
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Reel | |||||||||||
| M153 | 1 | November 26, 1814 - August 31, 1835. 160 pages. | |||||||||
| Indexed at the beginning of the reel. Contains letters written by secretaries or chief clerks James Monroe, Alexander J. Dallas, William H. Crawford, George Graham, John C. Calhoun, Christopher Vandeventer, Lewis Cass, and John Robb, and commissioner of Indian affairs Elbert Herring. There are no letters for January 7, 1824 - November 7, 1832. | |||||||||||
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| M153 | 2 | September 2, 1835 - April 17, 1847. 145 pages. | |||||||||
| Indexed at the beginning of the reel. Contains letters by secretaries Lewis Cass, Joel R. Poinsett, John Bell, Albert M. Lea, John C. Spencer, and William L. Marcy, and chief clerk John C. Cochrane. The index has primarily personal names, but also some subject, entries. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Fortification -- United States.
- Persons:
- Bell, John, 1797-1869.
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850.
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866.
- Cochrane, John C.
- Crawford, William Harris, 1772-1834.
- Dallas, Alexander James, 1759-1817.
- Graham, George, 1770-1830.
- Herring, Elbert.
- Lea, Albert Miller, 1808-1891.
- Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857.
- Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
- Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851.
- Robb, John.
- Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1788-1855.
- Vandeventer, Christopher.
- Organizations:
- United States. Army -- Organization.
- Document Types:
- Microforms.
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